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The Hilton Nashville Downtown
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Nashville
T
here’s only one place where a real-life “pretty woman
walking down the street” would inspire Roy Orbison to
write his iconic hit, where Elvis Presley would record
more than 250 songs, and where - on any given night
- you’ll stumble upon a live music venue showcasing
aspiring singer/songwriters alongside big-name entertainers.
Nashville has staked its claim to the “Music City” tagline - and
rightfully so. It’s been said that upon its founding, on Christmas Day,
1779, settlers coming ashore from the Cumberland River celebrated
by dancing to the fiddle. Since then, Nashville’s backstory has been
interwoven with music of all kinds - Negro spirituals, the jazz and blues
heydays of the 1940s, the advent of rock ‘n’ roll, and the ascendance of
country music.
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And in present-day Nashville, the notes of yesteryear still reverberate,
even in a town where musicians - the highest concentration of them per
capita anywhere in the world - turn out fresh tunes day in, day out.
There are landmarks, monuments and shrines that bear witness to
the spell music casts over the city: Ryman Auditorium, the Grand Ole
Opry, RCA Studio B and Music Row. And one of the most historically
sweeping collections of music history, the Country Music Hall of
Fame and Museum, is located in the heart of downtown, next to the
Convention Center and Bridgestone Arena, and across the street from
the Hilton Nashville.
Our hotel of choice, the AAA Four-Diamond Hilton Nashville, is
the only all-suites property downtown. The grand atrium lobby is
expansive, with plenty of public and private spaces to meet friends, catch
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